The Facts: The Broncos have committed to Lock, at least for the upcoming season. But to properly evaluate whether he's the long-term answer at quarterback, they knew they needed to invest in a stronger supporting cast. Enter the 2020 NFL Draft, which saw Denver use four of its first six picks toward unlocking Lock. "I felt that offensively, for us to be able to compete and give Drew a chance to be successful and us to be successful on the offensive side ... we had to get some speed and we had to get some talent on that offensive side and some explosiveness on the offensive side," GM John Elway said. "That's why we decided to go that way ... We had to pick things up on the offensive side [with] that explosiveness and speed factor."

Diehards Line: After taking wideout Jerry Jeudy No. 15 overall, the Broncos boldly doubled up at the position with burner K.J. Hamler in the second round. They grabbed lineman Lloyd Cushenberry in the third to presumably be their new center. Their lone fourth-round pick went to Albert Okwuegbunam, who topped all tight ends with a 4.49 40 at the combine. The Broncos, of course, also added running back Melvin Gordon in free agency. He provides Lock with another option in the passing game and can spell lead rusher Phillip Lindsay. Given all that, the league's No. 28 scoring offense in 2019 (17.6 points per game) could see dramatic improvement in 2020. But some of that depends on Lock, who showed encouraging signs down the stretch of his rookie year, winning four of five starts. But defense was the basis for it. Denver will ultimately need more from its young signal-caller before making another title run. First, that entailed giving him more to work with.